Commodore-Amiga Sales Figures

Information on the sales of the Amiga throughout the world may be
lacking in many respects. However, there are some figures available
that indicate how many were sold during the Commodore era. These
only show official figures, the number of Amigas world-wide has
been estimated to be 4 times as much.

One source of statistics for the number of Amigas owned
world-wide comes from the June 1993 edition of Amiga Format. They
indicate a total of 4,850,000 Amiga owners. However, it should be
pointed out that their mathematics were questionable at best. Their
breakdown of Amiga ownership indicates a figure of 3,800,000 in
Europe- this covers the UK, Germany, France, and Italy. However,
when added together the total comes to 3,650,000 - 150,000 short.
To give them the benefit of the doubt I have added these 'missing'
owners to 'other European Countries'. The results on the rest of
the world are also questionable...

North
America

700,000

Australia & New
Zealand

350,000

United
Kingdom

1,500,000

Germany

1,300,000

France

250,000

Italy

600,000

Other European
Countries

150,000

Rest of
World

0

A second Amiga magazine provide a similar figure, while
providing a breakdown of many other European countries.

United
Kingdom

1.5 million

Germany

1.4 million

Italy

700,000

France

275,000

Scandinavia

90,000

Benelux

45,000

Rest of
Europe

35,000

North
America

600,000

Rest of
World

400,000

Breakdown of world-wide statistics according to
country

These figures are open to interpretation and can never be
accurately predicted. A breakdown of these results to distinguish
which machines sold more could be further queried. However, few
Commodore subsidiaries prepared to release such information. One of
the few people to make such information available was Dr. Peter
Kittel, who worked for Commodore Germany until it filed for
liquidation proceedings. He suggests there is a total of 5,292,200
Amigas world-wide and provides a breakdown of the number of
machines sold in Germany. These are based upon recorded serial
numbers of machines sold before December 31st, 1993 (Source:
Marketing Department, Commodore Frankfurt).

Germany

Amiga CD32

25,000

Amiga CDTV

25,800

Amiga 500

1,081,000

Amiga 500+

79,500

Amiga 600

193,000

Amiga 1000

27,500

Amiga 1200

95,500

Amiga
2000

124,500

Amiga 3000

8,300

Amiga
4000/030

7,500

Amiga
4000/040

3,800

Amiga
3000(T)

CA.6000

Amiga 3000(T)- 040 (030 CPU
absent)

CA. 80

A1060
Sidecar

CA.3-5000

So, there are 10 times more A500 (and A500+) in Germany than
Amiga 1200s! This provides a sum total of 1,677,480 Amigas sold in
Germany (excluding the A1060 sidecar).

C128

284.300

C16/116

286.500

C64

3.050.000

Thanks to Dr. Peter Kittel for releasing these figures.

Britain
Official figures on other countries are patchy. The only
information I could find was that the CDTV sold almost 30,000 units
in the UK. This is based upon information provided by Kelly Sumner,
former head of Commodore UK, in an Amiga Format interview (June
1993).

CDTV

29,000 - 30,000

Yearly Results

The year-by-year statistics are also incomplete, but a combination
of press releases and magazine announcements give some clues on how
many Amigas were sold during a particular year. At the moment this
only covers 1992

UK Sales by Year

Year

Machine

Units sold

Source

July 1987 - June 1988

A500

40,000

Amiga
Format Annual 1993

July 1988 - June
1989

A500

160,000

July 1989 - June 1990

A500

200,000

July 1990 - June 1991

A500

250,000

July 1991 - June 1992

A500/A600

300,00

World-wide Sales by Year

Year

Machine

Units sold

Source

1992

A600

200,000

Amiga Format May
1993

A1200

44,000 (Oct -
Dec)

Other Amigas

146,000

1993

A1200

100,000 (Jan - Aug?)

Amiga Format September 1993

If anyone has additional statistics to add and can authenticate
their source I can be contacted through the email address on the
main page.